Trump's move comes as the GOP maneuvers to repeal and replace the legislation, a point of serious contention between Democrats and Republicans.
Sean Spicer, White House spokseman, told reporters that the relavant agencies will receive a memo from Chief of Staff Rance Priebus ordering a regulatory freeze immediately.
Trump’s executive order on the healthcare law will “ease the burden of Obamacare as we transition from repeal and replace,” Spicer said as quoted by CNN.
